jiǎn
noun #22,523

Meanings

  1. 1 alkali
  2. 2 base (chemistry)
  3. 3 variant of 碱

Examples

Zhè zhǒng qīngjiéjì hányǒu dàliàng de jiǎnxìng wùzhì.
This cleaning agent contains a large amount of alkaline substances.
Jiǎn shì jiǎn de yìtǐzì, zài huàxué zhōng biǎoshì jiǎnxìng wùzhì.
硷 is a variant character of 碱, referring to alkaline substances in chemistry.

Tips

usage
is an uncommon variant of (jiǎn, alkali). In modern Chinese, is the standard form. You may see in older texts or regional usage.

Stroke Order

jiǎn